An Archer from the Palace of Nestor: A New Wall-Painting Fragment in the Chora Museum

The authors interpret two joining pieces of a brightly colored wall painting found at the Palace of Nestor in 1939. The fragment, removed from the walls of the palace prior to its final destruction, represents part of an archer, probably female. Alternative reconstructions are offered. Artistic meth...

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Published in:	Hesperia Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 363 - 397
Main Authors:	Brecoulaki, Hariclia, Zaitoun, Caroline, Stocker, Sharon R., Davis, Jack L., Karydas, Andreas G., Colombini, Maria Perla, Bartolucci, Ugo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ American School of Classical Studies at Athens 01-07-2008 AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES AT ATHENS
Subjects:	Arm Art history Bronze Age Calcite Castles & palaces Colors Electroglottography Europe Excavation and methods Fingers Greek civilization Historical analysis Interpretation, statistical and computer analysis Laboratory methods Metal Ages Methodology and general studies Paints Palaces Photomicrographs Physical and chemical analysis Pigments Plasters Prehistory and protohistory South East Europe Greece Europe Pylos Greece Pigment Archer Analysis Wall painting Reconstitution Egyptian blue Fresco
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Summary:	The authors interpret two joining pieces of a brightly colored wall painting found at the Palace of Nestor in 1939. The fragment, removed from the walls of the palace prior to its final destruction, represents part of an archer, probably female. Alternative reconstructions are offered. Artistic methods and constituents of the plaster and paint are studied by XRD, PIXE-alpha analysis, XRF, SEM-EDS, PY/GC-MS, and GC-MS. Egyptian blue pigment was extensively employed. Egg was used as a binder for the pigments in a tempera, rather than a fresco, technique. The identification of individualized painting styles may make it possible to assign groups of wall paintings to particular artists or workshops.
ISSN:	0018-098X 1553-5622
DOI:	10.2972/hesp.77.3.363